TANGEDCO gets reprieve for two power projects at Ennore
Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd (TANGEDCO) has got a reprieve from Union Environment Ministry to finish construction of two slow-moving thermal power plants at Ennore with a combined capacity of 1,980 MW. The 660 MW supercritical Ennore Thermal Power Station (ETPS) expansion project, which had suffered multiple delays, has been allowed to use the baseline data of another unit of similar capacity collected during July-September, 2018, for preparing environment impact assessment studies, which would help TANGEDCO get Environmental Clearance (EC) faster. Besides, collecting 104 pollution readings a year was also exempted. However, the State power corporation’s request to exempt it from conducting public hearing and permi.....